Something for All of Us...
| Something for All of Us... | ||||
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| Released | July 22, 2008 | |||
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| Length | 48:06 | |||
| Label | Arts & Crafts | |||
| Brendan Canning chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Eye Weekly | [3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.5/10)[4] |
| The Skinny | [5] |
Something for All of Us... is the first solo album by the Broken Social Scene co-founder Brendan Canning. The album is the second in a series entitled Broken Social Scene Presents:, each album in the series being a particular member's solo efforts, assisted by fellow Broken Social Scene members — the first being Kevin Drew's Spirit If....
"Hit the Wall" is the album's first single and was made available as a free download on the Arts & Crafts website on May 5, 2008. The album was released to retail on July 22, 2008.[6] Due to the leak of an unmastered version in mid-June, Canning released the album as a digital download.[7]
The album was generally warmly received. The album currently has a score of 70 out of 100 on Metacritic[8] with praise from The Boston Globe, Billboard, No Ripcord, Almost Cool and Delusions of Adequacy. The album sold fairly well, reaching #17 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.
Track listing
[edit]- "Something for All of Us" – 5:34
- "Chameleon" – 4:52
- "Hit the Wall" – 4:51
- "Snowballs & Icicles" – 2:49
- "Churches Under the Stairs" – 4:20
- "Love Is New" – 4:07
- "Antique Bull" – 3:43
- "All the Best Wooden Toys Come from Germany" – 2:53
- "Possible Grenade" – 4:40
- "Been at It So Long" – 5:09
- "Take Care, Look Up" – 5:17
- "Don't Pull the Strings Back" (iTunes bonus track) – 4:46
Music videos
[edit]- "Hit the Wall"
- "Churches Under the Stairs"
- "Love Is New"
References
[edit]- ^ "The Billboard Reviews: Albums". Billboard. July 26, 2008. p. 57. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ All Music review
- ^ Eye Weekly review Archived May 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ The Skinny review
- ^ "Official website". Archived from the original on 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- ^ Maher, Dave (June 4, 2008). "Pitchfork: BSS' Canning Combats Leak With Early Release". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
- ^ "Something For All Of Us... Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. July 22, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
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